Electric Resistivity Measurements of Sb₂Te₃and Ge₂Sb₂Te₅Melts Using Four-Terminal Method

Abstract

In this work, we aim to determine the electric resistivities of liquid Sb 2 Te 3 and Ge 2 Sb 2 Te 5 . Electric resistivities were measured using the four-terminal method. First, the electric resistivities of liquid Ga and Sn were measured to establish this method. Second, the electric resistivities of Sb 2 Te 3 and Ge 1.6 Sb 2.0 Te 5.0 were measured over temperature ranges between the respective melting temperatures of samples and 1020 K. The electric resistivity of Sb 2 Te 3 has been determined to be 4.36±0.14 µΩ m at 992 K. The uncertainty was determined on the basis of the guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement. The electric resistivity of Ge 1.6 Sb 2.0 Te 5.0 is smaller than that of Sb 2 Te 3 . It is also found that both resistivities decrease with an increase in temperature; which indicates that both liquid materials behave as a semiconductor. Therefore, the pseudogap model was applied to derive the electrical activation energies.